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Join Us! AIASF Talk and Tour Islais Place

Join us for an informative talk and tour of Islais Place, one of the newest affordable housing projects in San Francisco by Van Meter Williams Pollack and BRIDGE Housing. Situated in the Excelsior district, this mixed-use building marks a significant development in the area after […]

Victoria’s New Home at Victory Village

Source: RCD Newsletter March 2024 Four years ago, Victoria received a notice from her landlord that her rent was increasing by $250 and that is the moment when her struggles began. The increase was more than she could manage with her car payment and the vet […]

The need for farmworker housing and 555 Kelly Avenue in the San Francisco Chronicle

A year after Half Moon Bay mass shooting, farmworkers still waiting for better housing Source: San Francisco Chronicle By Jessica Flores [caption id="attachment_11824" align="alignnone" width="720"] Amairani Cortes walks to the gate at California Terra Garden in Half Moon Bay on Jan. 26, 2023, days after the mass shooting […]

Santa Clara County approves six affordable housing projects with some of the last of Measure A funds including VMWP’s Terra Bella and Kooser

Measure A money has now funded 4,749 affordable homes By GRACE HASE | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: December 5, 2023 at 5:40 p.m. | UPDATED: December 6, 2023 at 1:58 p.m. Santa Clara County is adding 716 new affordable homes to its housing stock, largely using Measure A money, leaving the […]

Unanimous endorsement for affordable housing at 1 Hamilton in Mill Valley

Mill Valley commission advances Hamilton Drive housing City-owned property at 1 Hamilton Drive in Mill Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) By KRISSY WAITE | [email protected] The Mill Valley Planning Commission has endorsed a controversial affordable housing development at 1 Hamilton Drive. The commission’s unanimous vote on […]

This empty Bay Area office space will soon be turned into supportive housing

Source: ABC7 News Bay Area The 41,000-square-foot office building in San Rafael is on its way to becoming a supportive housing complex with 41 studio apartments for those formerly unhoused. North Bay is underway to convert an empty office building into a supportive housing complex for unhoused […]

Denver community fundraises to build affordable housing, Montbello FreshLo Hub

The often-overlooked Denver neighborhood of Montbello raises money to build affordable housing and space for services in their community. Watch CBS's coverage of  the anticipated mixed-use Montbello FreshLo Hub redevelops an infill 1.6 acre former RTD bus storage site. The project's proposed design brings a series of community-oriented […]

Design revealed for dozens of townhomes at Balboa Reservoir

Source: San Francisco Business Times By Laura Waxmann  –  Staff Reporter, San Francisco Business Times A yearslong effort to transform a 17.6-acre, publicly owned swath of land adjacent to City College of San Francisco into 1,100 new homes has faced many twists and turns, and more than two years after […]

Balboa Reservoir Master Plan wins ASLA Northern California 2022 design award

Balboa Reservoir Master Plan ASLA Northern California Honor Award – GLS Landscape | Architecture, Van Meter Williams Pollack, and Pyatok ANALYSIS & PLANNING CATEGORY   Project Statement: Balboa Reservoir project creates an urban, landscape-driven master plan at the 17-acre Balboa Reservoir site. Located adjacent to the San Francisco […]

Presenting Balboa Reservoir Affordable Housing at CREW SF

Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods with Affordable Housing Please join us for CREW SF's First Real Estate Luncheon of 2022! This year we welcome a group of panelists to share their expertise on the up-and-coming Balboa Reservoir Affordable Housing Development, and expand on the future of this project […]

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